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01Mar2009

Box Office: Jailed Madea Shivs Jonas Brothers

DateSunday, March 1, 2009 at 12:27PM
There's good news for people who hate the Next Big Thing. The new Disney movie, Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience made about $18 million less than it was supposed to, meaning in terms of percentages, it made about 40% or projections.

The new weekend numbers at Box Office Mojo show that Jonas made $12.7 million, barely good enough to finish in second place. Because of the awful production of the film - which didn't screen for most critics and may not have enjoyed a lot of free front page press as a result - the door was wide open for Madea Goes to Jail, which kind of won the weekend by default. The new Tyler Perry movie is already his biggest hit, in a short career full of them.

Recent Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire finished in third place, and Taken continues to be one of the year's surprising stories. The Liam Neeson action flick has now earned over $100 million, and could earn over $125 million domestically, which comes on the heels of $70 million in international box office.

The other new release this weekend, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, didn't even make $5 million, putting it on a pace to earn about $12 - $14 million while it's still in theaters. That's a bomb.

The Top Five:
1 - Madea Goes to Jail - $16.5 million
2 - Jonas Brothers - $12.7 million
3 - Slumdog Millionaire - $12.1 million
4 - Taken - $10 million
5 - He's Just Not That Into You - $5.9 million

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